Tonksy Media Podcast
Episodes
METAL MULISHA TO ROCK BOTTOM | SCUMMY'S STORY | Colin "Scummy" Morrison | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E20
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is it.The final episode of Season 2 of the Tonksy Media Podcast.In this episode, I sit down with one of the true originals —Colin “Scummy” ...
FROM A SOLDIER TO A BROKEN FATHER | PURCY'S STORY | Jared Purcell | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E19
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Jared Purcell — better known as Purcy, the creator and host of the Broken Fathers Podcast. But before the world kne...
ADDICTION, PRISON & THE RAW TRUTH BEHIND THE HEADLINES | GetClean | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E18
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Tonksy Media Podcast, I sit down with Klayten aka GetClean for one of the most raw, unfiltered, and powerful conversations we’ve ev...
FROM WINNING AUSTRALIAN IDOL TO THE DEPTH OF ADDICTION | Kate DeAraugo | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E17
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the spotlight to the shadows… and back again. 🎤✨In this week’s episode of the Tonksy Media Podcast, I sit down with former Australian Id...
LOVE, MUSIC & REDEMPTION | Aidan & Grace Herbaut | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E16
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Tonksy Media Podcast, I sit down with two incredible people whose story is as real and inspiring as it gets – Aidan and Grace...
ABANDONED AS A KID | 12 YEARS BEHIND BARS | HIP HOP REDEMPTION | Mearsy | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E13
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 13 of the Tonksy Media Podcast, I’m joined by Dylan Meares — known in the hip-hop world as Mearsy. This is one of the most powerful and...
BORN INTO ADDICTION | FOSTER CARE SURVIVOR | Hope Richards | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E15
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this exclusive and emotional episode of the Tonksy Media Podcast, I sit down with Hope Richards — a familiar face across social media and a power...
SURVIVED THE UNTHINKABLE | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | Kellie Carter-Bell | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E14
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this incredibly raw and powerful episode, I sit down with Kellie Carter-Bell — a mother, grandmother, survivor, and absolute warrior.From being g...
BORN INTO CHAOS | BITTEN BY A CROC | WILDMAN ADVENTURES | Wildman | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E12
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s gripping episode of the Tonksy Media Podcast, we sit down with Damian “Wildman” Duffy — a man who was quite literally born into...
THE PAIN BENEATH THE RAGE | BREATHWORK FACILITATOR | Mitch Currie | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E11
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this deeply moving episode of the Tonksy Media Podcast, host Braiden Tonks sits down with Mitch Currie, who, for the first time, publicly shares hi...
IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHASE ATKINSON | Shanno Althouse | Danny Lloyd | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E10
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special tribute episode of the Tonksy Media Podcast, I sit down with my brother Shannon Althouse and our guest, podcast sponsor Danny Lloyd fr...
WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE LISTED ON THE HEART TRANSPLANT LIST | Glenn Pate | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E9
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the past 20 months, Glenn “Patey” Pate has lived every day on edge — waiting for the one call that could save his life. In this deeply emoti...
POLITICAL CORRUPTION EXPOSED | AUSTRALIA'S DARK SECRET | AJ Graham | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E8
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 8 of Season 2 of the Tonksy Media Podcast, Rebel AJ Graham drops the truth bombs the government never wanted you to hear. AJ was a foundin...
FROM A DESTRUCTIVE PAST TO AN UNBELIEVABLE TRANSFORMATION | KPhit | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E7
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this raw and powerful episode of the Tonksy Media Podcast, I sit down with Kieran from KPhit—a bloke who turned a life of drug and alcohol-fuelle...
28 YEARS PRISON | LIFE IN A WHEELCHAIR | DRUG ADDICTION | Shane Stein | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E6
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful and raw episode of the Tonksy Media Podcast, I sit down with Shane Stein, a man who has lived through the depths of addiction, crime,...
From the HIGHS OF SUCCESS to the LOWS OF ADDICTION | Kris Stephens | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E5
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this raw and unfiltered episode of the Tonksy Media Podcast, I sit down with Chris Stevens—one of the most unapologetic voices on social media to...
I4WD.CLUB | CHILDHOOD STORIES | BUSINESS & RAPID GROWTH | Dan Eldridge | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E4
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Tonksy Media Podcast, I catch up with my long-time mate Dan Eldridge, founder of i4wd.club. We’ve known each other for nearly...
JUVENILE DETENTION to AUSTRALIA'S HYPNOTIST KING | Mark Anthony | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E3
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful episode of the Tonksy Media Podcast, I sit down with Mark Antony, Australia’s most sought-after hypnotist, to dive deep into his in...
The story behind INSIDEOUT COACHING CONSULTANCY COLLECTIVE | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E1
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the highly anticipated Season 2 premiere of the Tonksy Media Podcast, Braiden sits down with Danny and Jordan, the powerhouse duo behind Inside Out...
From ADDICTION to HEALING | BUISNESS to AYAHUASCA | Soul33 | Tonksy Media Podcast S2E2
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this raw and insightful interview, Soul33 shares the deeply personal journey of building a multi-million-dollar construction company while grapplin...
REBELS BIKIE BOSS 10 years for ATTEMPTED MURDER | Shannon Althouse | Tonksy Media Podcast S1E20
17 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon Alt House has recently started to blow up on social media after serving the last 10.5 years behind bars for attempted murder and also a viciou...
ADDICTION & PROSTITUTION to how JESUS SAVED ME | Jamie Tall | Tonksy Media Podcast S1E19
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Tall was born and raised in the state of Georgia USA from a traumatic upbringing filled with addiction to being saved by the almighty God, here ...
The HARSH REALITY inside NT BROKEN prison systems | Chase Atkinson | Tonksy Media Podcast S1E18
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chase was born and raised in Darwin NT. A troubled upbring reflected on him always getting in fights at school and from the age of 14-15 he was poppin...
Sentenced to 18 YEARS JAIL at age 50 for DRUG SMUGGLING | Ron Isherwood | Tonksy Media Podcast S1E17
27 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ron grew up extremely hard in Victoria in the 60s and 70s, raised by a violent criminal father who was associated with the notorious Painters & Docker...
BANK ROBBER to LIFE & MINDSET COACH - 20 YEARS PRISON | Jeffrey Morgan | Tonksy Media Podcast S1E16
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Morgan grew up in the 80s/90s in one of Australia's most notorious streets at the time, Everleigh Street, Redfern (The Block) in Sydney, a place ...
Former PRO BOXER, keeping BOXING alive in TASMANIA | Grant TASSIE Brown | Tonksy Media Podcast S1E15
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grant "TASSIE" Brown grew up in the 80s/90s on the eastern shore of Hobart Tasmania in the rough, housing commission suburbs or Mornington and Warrane...
STABBED 9 TIMES in PRISON - WORLD recognised ARTIST | Nathan Paddison | Tonksy Media Podcast S1E14
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Paddison has lived a crazy life from drugs, gangs, crime to prison, he's served 12 years in and out of nsw jails and been viciously stabbed 9 t...
On a MISSION to save the WORLD - ICE ADDICT to LIFE COACH | Danny Lloyd | Tonksy Media Podcast S1E13
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Lloyd has a very interesting and inspiring story and continues to kick goals every single day, here's abit of a BIO - From obese to being too t...
SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILD - HEROIN ADDICT by 15 - KINGS CROSS | Glen Fisher | Tonksy Media Podcast S1E12
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Glen Fisher was an abandoned kid from the streets of kings cross back in the late 80s, early 90s who is a survivor of many years of abuse as a child f...
PRISON ESCAPEE | EX HEROIN ADDICT | ENCAPSULATOR App | Danny Shannon | Tonksy Media Podcast S1E11
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Danny Shannon. Danny has become a very familiar face on social media over the last few years being a major advocate for addiction...
Tonksy Media Podcast #10 Russell Manser
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Russell Manser. a former bank robber who was a victim of child sexual abuse in the notorious Daruk boys home in the early 80s. Th...
TROUBLED YOUTH | ADDICTION | ANSWERS WITHIN | Danyon Fairbrother | Tonksy Media Podcast S1E9
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful episode, we sit down with Danyon Fairbrother, a man from Christchurch, New Zealand, who turned his life around after years of battlin...
EXPOSED to the DARK SIDE from a YOUNG AGE | Becoming a RAPPER | Josh Hill | Tonksy Media Podcast S1E8
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From STRAIGHT-A STUDENT to VIOLENT DRUG DEALER | Andy Barron | Tonksy Media Podcast S1E7
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Tonksy Media Podcast, we explore the raw and unfiltered story of Andy Barron—a man who has experienced both the darkest depth...
Tonksy Media Podcast #06 Dunn D
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Mick "Dunn D" Heath, born and raised in Hobart, Tasmania. Dunn D quickly found rap music at a young age and has went on...
Tonksy Media Podcast #05 @tiktokgarry6390
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the life story of Garry Wright from Melton in Melbourne's west. he lived a life of drugs, crime and prison until recently turning his life...
Tonksy Media Podcast #04 Kayla Dunn
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a story of a girl that has suffered an aggressive childhood bone cancer, a severe car accident while 27weeks pregnant to giving birth and goin...
Tonksy Media Podcast #03 Haze The Huntsman Hepi
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the life story of Haze The Huntsman Hepi, from rugby league to boxing, bouncing for night clubs in surfers paradise and battling depression. ...
Tonksy Media Podcast #02 Glenn Pate
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a story that goes deep into the life of Patey. He gives a detailed insight on his previous 3 open heart surgeries and what is has been like li...
Tonksy Media Podcast #01 Beau Woods
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
this is a podcast mainly based around people with an interesting life story, whether it be a story of success, a story of redemption or a story that i...